The Great Unknown of the Rio Grande: Insights into the Archeology and History of the Big Bend of Texas September 17 by Louis Aulbach & Linda Gorski

Louis F. Aulbach and Linda C. Gorski present the “The Great Unknown of the Rio Grande: Insights into the Archeology and History of the Big Bend of Texas” based on their experiences paddling the region.

Few journeys in Texas take one through the mystique and history of the American West as vividly as a river trip down the Rio Grande in the Big Bend National Park. This presentation will feature some of the most interesting archeological and historic locations that are found along this remote section of the U. S. border from Terlingua Creek near Santa Elena Canyon to the campground at Rio Grande Village. This presentation will highlight one of the most beautiful canyons of the Rio Grande, Mariscal Canyon. Although visitors to the park can see much of this area by traveling along River Road, there is nothing quite like seeing this stretch from the river!

Louis Aulbach is the author and publisher of guidebooks to the rivers and parks of West Texas. He has authored or co-authored several best selling river guides to the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, including The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande (with Joe Butler), The Upper Canyons of the Rio Grande (with Linda Gorski), and The Great Unknown of the Rio Grande.

Aulbach, a native Houstonian, is a graduate of Rice University and the University of Chicago. He has been a member of the Texas Archeological Society since 1987, and is an active member of the Houston Archeological Society. Aulbach is a member of the Texas Archeological Stewards Network, and as an avocational archeologist, participates in various archeological projects in the Houston area.

Linda Gorski is a researcher and author who has had a lifelong interest in archeology and history. She has been an avocational archeologist for over 40 years and currently serves as President of the Houston Archeological Society. She is a member of the Texas Archeological Stewards Network. In the early 1990's, Gorski also teamed up with Bob Crosser and others to form the Fort Bend Archeological Society. In 2018, she was named a lifetime member of FBAS.

The lecture will be held on the second-floor of the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy - 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas. September 17th, at 7 pm.

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Everyone is welcome - the program is free and open to the public.

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Linda Gorski &  Louis Aulbach		Picture taken by Louis Aulbach during one of his canoe trips in the Big Bend Region		Louis Aulbach and Linda Gorski with Ft. Bend Archeological Society President Jay Roussel at the Conference for Big Bend Studies.

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